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News Corp Class A
NWSA

365 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.59B invested in News Corp Class A in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 38 funds opening new positions, 99 increasing their positions, 153 reducing their positions, and 39 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

82% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.87M | Put options by funds: $3.22M

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 10 (0)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 367 → 365 (-2)

3% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 39

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.35B → $4.59B (-$757M)

35% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 99 | Existing positions reduced: 153

Holders
365
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-0.54%
% of All Funds
10.19%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.28%
New
38
Increased
99
Reduced
153
Closed
39
Calls
$5.87M
Puts
$3.22M
Net Calls
+$2.65M
Net Calls Change
+$2.04M

Top Buyers

1
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
+$50.7M
2
SCM
Smead Capital Management
Arizona
+$49.2M
3
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$42M
4
IVA
International Value Advisers
+$32.5M
5
THSP
Taube Hodson Stonex Partners
United Kingdom
+$21.4M

Top Sellers

1
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$34.9M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$34.5M
3
Balyasny Asset Management
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
-$28.6M
4
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
-$27.1M
5
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$21.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
51
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
$13.2M -$87.7K -6,300 -0.6%
TSW
52
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
$13.1M +$14.4M +1,034,209 +86,617%
ICP
53
IBIS Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$13M +$3.87M +278,328 +37%
KCP
54
Kenmare Capital Partners
New York
$12.9M +$8.38M +602,200 +143%
GT
55
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$12.4M +$231K +16,618 +2%
SG Americas Securities
56
SG Americas Securities
New York
$12.1M +$13.3M +956,551 New
Neuberger Berman Group
57
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$12M +$1.35M +96,789 +11%
California Public Employees Retirement System
58
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$11.8M -$442K -31,800 -3%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
59
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$11.7M -$417K -29,955 -3%
VRS
60
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
$11M +$1.84K +132 +0%
Axa
61
Axa
France
$11M +$12.1M +868,340 New
BIM
62
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$10.5M -$2.68M -192,868 -19%
CIM
63
Contrarius Investment Management
Jersey
$10.4M +$651K +46,810 +6%
AllianceBernstein
64
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$10.3M -$849K -61,033 -7%
BlackRock
65
BlackRock
New York
$10.3M -$1.55M -111,270 -12%
Macquarie Group
66
Macquarie Group
Australia
$10.2M – – –
RRAM
67
River Road Asset Management
Kentucky
$9.52M +$8.39M +603,217 +398%
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
68
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Japan
$9.4M -$12.6K -909 -0.1%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
69
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$9.11M +$301K +21,655 +3%
ACI
70
AMP Capital Investors
Australia
$8.77M +$1.8M +129,530 +22%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
71
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$8.76M – – –
Swiss National Bank
72
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$8.64M +$922K +66,300 +11%
KMC
73
Kirr Marbach & Co
Indiana
$8.62M -$17.2K -1,233 -0.2%
Morgan Stanley
74
Morgan Stanley
New York
$8.25M -$17.6M -1,266,489 -66%
Bank of America
75
Bank of America
North Carolina
$8.21M +$818K +58,795 +10%
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NWSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

365 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class A (NWSA) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $4.59B — down 14% from $5.35B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 39 funds closed out of NWSA and 38 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 153 trimmed existing stakes and 99 added.

The largest buyer was Janus Henderson Investors US, adding an estimated $50.7M. The largest seller was State Street, cutting an estimated $34.9M.

  • 365 institutional investors held News Corp Class A (NWSA) as of Q3 2015, down from 367 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $4.59B of News Corp Class A stock for Q3 2015, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 38 funds opened new News Corp Class A positions in Q3 2015 and 39 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest News Corp Class A buyer in Q3 2015 was Janus Henderson Investors US, an estimated $50.7M added.
  • The largest News Corp Class A seller in Q3 2015 was State Street, an estimated $34.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.